Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Almås, Bjarte"

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Higher than expected and significantly increasing incidence of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. A population based study

Almås, Bjarte; Halvorsen, Ole Johan; Johannessen, Tom Børge; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

Purpose: To register all cases of urothelial cancer and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in Norway during 1999–2018 to obtain the contemporary incidence of UTUC and UTUC incidence relative to other urothelial cancers and RCC. ...
On the Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Almås, Bjarte (Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-17)

Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our knowledge about the epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). For paper 1, the aim was to obtain contemporary knowledge ...
Preoperative predictors of pathological tumour stage and prognosis may be used when selecting candidates for intensified treatment in upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Almås, Bjarte; Øverby, Stein; Halvorsen, Ole Johan; Reisæter, Lars Anders Rokne; Carlsen, Birgitte; Beisland, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

Purpose: Intensified treatment such as extended lymph node dissection (LND) and/or perioperative chemotherapy in addition to radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) has been suggested for high-risk cases of upper tract urothelial ...